NAME¶

mode_t - file attributes

LIBRARY¶

Standard C library (libc)

SYNOPSIS¶

#include <sys/types.h>

typedef /* ... */ mode_t;

DESCRIPTION¶

Used for some file attributes (e.g., file mode). It is an integer type.

STANDARDS¶

POSIX.1-2008.

HISTORY¶

POSIX.1-2001.

NOTES¶

The following headers also provide this type: <fcntl.h>, <ndbm.h>, <spawn.h>, <sys/ipc.h>, <sys/mman.h>, and <sys/stat.h>.

SEE ALSO¶

chmod(2), mkdir(2), open(2), umask(2), stat(3type)